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Apparently I'm one of Sheffield United Football Club's top 50 customers and so they're inviting me as a VIP (their words) to the Legends of the Lane event on 15th March and also to the St Patrick's Day event on the same night to see the kit unveiled.

In addition, they've also given me a 20% discount card to use in the 1889 restaurant which they reckon they sell for £59.95. It's valid for a year off food purchases :)

I think this is all pretty cool... anyone else got an envelope?
 

But there should be people who have bought as many tickets as I have... are they going on customer numbers or amount of money spent?

The letter in full (some punctuation added)...

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support as one of our top 50 customers of Sheffield United Football Club. We would like you to be our guest at an exclusive VIP customer event to be held at the Legends of the Lane 15th March at 7:30pm.

The evening is to celebrate with us and enjoy a champagne reception with our compliments. A tour of the Legends of the Lane and the Players Changing Rooms is scheduled which will give you a unique opportunity to view the club's memorabilia and ask our resident club historian questions about the Lane's inaugural past. Within the Platinum Suite on the same evening we will be hold [sic] a St Patrick's Themed Fans' Night, within the event our new "Away Kit" will be launched excusive [sic] to our fans first and with this in mind we would like all our privileged customers to attend. Please confirm your attendance by return [sic] the enclosed envelope by the 10th March.

In addition with our compliments we would like to offer you, free of charge a 20% Discount Card for the 1889 restaurant at Bramall Lane, the card usually retails at £59.95 and can be used against food purchases only. Please produce the enclosed card at the time of paying the bill to receive your 20% discount, terms and conditions apply. 1889 restaurant is open Wednesday to Saturday from 7pm for dinner and Sunday Lunch available from 12 noon.

We look forward to seeing you at our VIP Customer event.
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I've had one from my bank manager.
"Dear Mr. shorehamview.
Please stop spending loads of our, sorry, your money on football and related items. The outgoings from your account over the last two years alone would wipe out the national debt of several African dictatorships, and it is our understanding that the replica shirts you have purchased will be more than capable of providing a tent city for a refugee camp.
In addition it has come to our attention that a considerable amount of funding has been passed to several breweries with enough alcoholic beverages purchased to either float an aircraft carrier of the American "President" class or alternatively kill a herd of elephants. It is also noted that the football literature, including but not limited to match programmes, is threatening to overtake the Oxford University Library for size.
This spending is causing great concern to both ourselves and your join account co-holder, a Mrs. shorehamview, who has pointed out to us that your passion for Sheffield United is causing her to limit wine consumption to only four cases a week.
We would further like to point out that the limit on your credit card is indeed just that, and not a target to be reached before the end of the season.
Yours, The Royal Bank Of Overcharging Buggers."
 
They shouldn't do shit like this, what data is it based on? since the loyalty card began?

I'd hazard a guess that there are people in the top 50 that have just jumped on the premiership bandwagon, having never previously bothered and will return to none-botherdom upon any religation/bad times.

Plus, its a bit shocking that they also do things like this and make mistakes. Theres me thinking that i'd been to exactly the same fixtures as you, spent a lot more (given that mines full adult price) and also spent more in the shop since the loyalty scheme began, yet I don't recieve the same letter.

Poor if you ask me, shouldn't have the scheme in the first place, but if they do, should at least get it bloody right!
 
I'd be interested to know what it's based on.

Say I'm 50th, there's only 49 people who deal with the club that are more stupid than I am :)
 
Dad's had one. Champagne reception on Thursday.. can't imagine him drinking champagne tbh!

Don't understand how they can narrow it down to 50 folk who are the "top" cx.. Surely there are more than 50 people who travel week in week out to all the games?
 
brownie said:
Not going as i'm not considered one of Sheffield United's top 50 supporters
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They were careful... never mentioned anything about support... just custom.

EDIT: And I haven't only been to four matches in my life and no kids to speak of ;) It seems everyone who hasn't missed a match has got one.
 

So do we know exactly what this is based on? If it's CUSTOM then surely it cannot be the amount of games you've attended, as surely this would be a top SUPPORTER... Surely there must be more than just 50 that have attended every game!

Have they been watching your spending and gone on that?
 
Samantha said:
So do we know exactly what this is based on? If it's CUSTOM then surely it cannot be the amount of games you've attended, as surely this would be a top SUPPORTER... Surely there must be more than just 50 that have attended every game!

Have they been watching your spending and gone on that?
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All games plus shop spending??
 
True its unfair on the supporters but there doing this to the top 50 customers. So in other words people have pissed the most money away in the club shop really. Although how some people can consider themselves in the top 50 is bizarre as we have a fan base of over 30,000. True some may have jumped on the bandwagon now we are in the prem but still back when we were doing crap 14,000 is still a huge amount to consider yourself in the top 50 of. If you havnt got a letter who gives a flying toss there are still 29,950 fans or more that havnt either.
 
Bladesman said:
True its unfair on the supporters but there doing this to the top 50 customers. So in other words people have pissed the most money away in the club shop really. Although how some people can consider themselves in the top 50 is bizarre as we have a fan base of over 30,000. True some may have jumped on the bandwagon now we are in the prem but still back when we were doing crap 14,000 is still a huge amount to consider yourself in the top 50 of. If you havnt got a letter who gives a flying toss there are still 29,950 fans or more that havnt either.
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14,000 was a good crowd at times.

;)
 
Bladesman said:
True its unfair on the supporters but there doing this to the top 50 customers. So in other words people have pissed the most money away in the club shop really. Although how some people can consider themselves in the top 50 is bizarre as we have a fan base of over 30,000. True some may have jumped on the bandwagon now we are in the prem but still back when we were doing crap 14,000 is still a huge amount to consider yourself in the top 50 of. If you havnt got a letter who gives a flying toss there are still 29,950 fans or more that havnt either.
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Don't really give a shit that I haven't got a letter, someone within my family has - I'd just like to know how it's worked out... If it is from spending the club shop I'd like to know how Dad's got one.. he doesn't spend much in there!!

Just be interesting to know exactly how it's worked out. Plus - if it IS spending in the club shop they must be monitering credit/debit card usage - which means matching your card number to your number attached to a season ticket - I wouldn't want them wandering around with my card number. Plus - why be unfair to those who pay in cash?!
 
Bladesman said:
Although how some people can consider themselves in the top 50 is bizarre
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Nobody is considering themselves in the top 50 customers... the club sent us the letters and told us - it came as a complete surprise to me.

So I didn't consider myself one of the top 50 customers, I was merely told I was.

There was an advert on the OS for the Fan's Night saying the top was based on loyalty points but this has now been edited. I haven't spent shit in the club shop so I think it's based on match tickets alone.

Jonny has more loyalty points than me (coach travel) but he missed the Watford game so hasn't bought every match ticket. The family who sit in front of me at the Lane have been to every match and they also have letters.

EDIT: Found the OS advert... HERE
 
Well I hope Foxy complains that they cocked up his points then - mine have been cocked up too, although they have corrected mine, although it seems that with Foxy's they want to play it the hard way.

Do they know that Jonny missed a home game too last week? They'll need to knock that off! ;)
 
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